Chamarajapuram

Chamarajapura is one of the earliest settlements and localities in Mysore, Karnataka State, India, located in the centre of Mysore city. Initially an agrahaara, parts of it were later allotted other local dwellers as well.

Chamarajapura
Urban
Location of Chamarajapura in Mysore
Coordinates: 12°17′58″N 76°38′20″W
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
DistrictMysore District
CityMysore
Incorporation1780s
Founded byChamaraja Wadiyar IX, Diwan Purnaiah
Named forMaharaja Chamaraja Wadiyar IX
Time zoneIST
Zip
570005
STD0821

History

The City Planning Commission of Mysore laid out an urban city planning in as early as 1733 by Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar VII, just close to the near-extinction of the Dutch East India Company, when the French Company was at its peak in South India, and the British Company had entered the South. However, the plan was realised around the 1780s by Diwan Purnaiah when working for Tipu Sultan. A monarchy of Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar IX was in place during the period, after whom Chamarajapuram is named.

Constituency

Chamarajapuram falls under the Mysore Constituency in the Lok Sabha (national election) maps. In Vidhana Sabha (state election) maps, Chamarajapuram falls under Krishnaraja Constituency.

Lanes and Boulevards

Several roads and areas have been commemorative of numerous Mysore and Karnataka era celebrities.

  • Bajjanna Lane, named after Bajjanna, a wealthy philanthropist working for the Palace, who funded water system in the area
  • Dr Vishnuvardhan Road, named after Vishnuvardhan
  • K.G.Koppal, the western half of Chamarajapuram, marked by Chamarajapuram Railway Station, adjoining locality abutting /chamarajapuram railway station is named kannegowdana koppal, named after a noted wrestler. The stretch between Jayanagar level crossing up to Oriental Research Library is known as Krishnaraja Boulevard Road, a beautiful double road with wide meridian having grown up flowering trees and foot paths on either side.

The cover picture of R K Laxman's Malgudi Days is a painted railway station which was inspired by Chamarajapuram Railway Station.[1][2]

Notable people

  • T Chowdiah, famously known as Pitil Chowdiah, a violin and fiddle maestro in Mysore Palace
  • M H Ambareesh, T Chowdiah's grandson and Kannada film actor
  • M A Chandan Kumar, T Chowdiah's great-grandson, a flautist
  • Vidwan T T Srinivasa Varadāchār, a dharmašhāstra āsthāna vidwan in Mysore Palace
  • Vidwan T T Srinivasa Gopālāchār, T T Srinivasa Varadāchār's son, also a dharmašhāstra āsthāna vidwan
  • T. P. Kailasam, popular Modern Kannada author and playwright, lived in K G Koppal for a brief period

See also

References

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